VA Announces Nine National Sponsors for New Sports Clinic

VA Announces Nine National Sponsors for New Sports Clinic
Peake: New Event Milestone for Disabled Veterans

WASHINGTON (Sept. 29, 2008) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
announced today nine sponsors are supporting VA's newest rehabilitative
event for injured veterans, the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic.

"VA is fortunate to have such gracious sponsors to bring this new event
to our nation's disabled veterans," said Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary
of Veterans Affairs. "For many injured veterans, this sports clinic
will provide their first exposure to recreational sports after being
injured."

The top-level sponsors are Help Hospitalized Veterans, Veterans Canteen
Service, American Optometric Association, Booz Allen Hamilton,
Challenged America, Marchon, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, Cisco,
Invacare and Top End.

The event is open to 100 recently injured veterans who have spinal cord
injuries, traumatic brain injuries, certain neurological conditions,
amputations, other mobility impairments, or post-traumatic stress
disorder.

The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic began Sept. 28 and runs
through Oct. 3 at several venues in the San Diego area. Events include
sailing, cycling, surfing, kayaking and track and field events.

The sports clinic is the fifth national rehabilitation event offered by
VA to promote the healing of body, mind and spirit. VA's other
rehabilitation events are the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports
Clinic, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the National Veterans
Golden Age Games and the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.

For more information about the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic,
visit the event's Web site at www.summersportsclinic.va.gov.

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